2024 population: 2,974,175 ( 84,475 from 2020)
Land area: 8311.7 square miles
Population density: 357.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	1,801,984	60.59%	1.3%
Black:	179,580	6.04%	9.3%
Indian:	13,917	0.47%	1.5%
Asian:	157,782	5.31%	18.1%
2+ races:	81,315	2.73%	13.6%
Hispanic:	739,597	24.87%	8.5%

Total non-White:	1,172,191	39.41%	10.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	137,736	11.9
Deaths:	92,179	8.0
Net Migration:	-16,808	-1.5
Net Immigration:	55,495	4.8

Change in White population:	-23,023	-0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	107,498	3.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
2,889,700
1,825,007	63.16%
164,365	5.69%
13,715	0.47%
133,552	4.62%
71,600	2.48%
681,461	23.58%
1,064,693	36.84%

2010
2,543,482
1,673,709	65.80%
135,334	5.32%
12,407	0.49%
94,605	3.72%
52,196	2.05%
571,131	22.45%
869,773	34.20%

2000
2,157,756
1,529,421	70.88%
112,529	5.22%
12,103	0.56%
63,796	2.96%
37,991	1.76%
399,193	18.50%
628,335	29.12%

1990
1,650,489
1,302,353	78.91%
92,288	5.59%
9,576	0.58%
37,231	2.26%
n/a
209,041	12.67%
348,136	21.09%

1980
1,450,768
1,179,764	81.32%
74,511	5.14%
7,448	0.51%
21,779	1.50%
n/a
164,821	11.36%
271,004	18.68%

1970
1,116,226
927,185	83.06%
43,693	3.91%
3,702	0.33%
6,217	0.56%
n/a
131,184	11.75%
189,041	16.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
313,867	12.3
154,591	6.1
185,460	7.3
61,061	2.4

151,298	5.9
194,920	7.7

Number	Rate
2000's
345,305	16.0
130,716	6.1
66,269	3.1
97,814	4.5

144,288	6.7
241,438	11.2

Number	Rate
1990's
295,119	17.9
120,663	7.3
192,036	11.6
47,187	2.9

227,068	13.8
280,199	17.0

Number	Rate
1980's
273,388	18.8
98,419	6.8
34,903	2.4
n/a

122,589	8.4
77,132	5.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
203,835	18.3
n/a

252,579	22.6
81,963	7.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.2
640,657	10.9%
2,333,518	78.5%
399,433	6.8%

1,180,016
2.48

725,228	61.5%
561,228	77.4%
56,609	7.8%
454,788	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
36.0
634,459	24.9%
1,909,023	75.1%
255,556	10.0%

1,004,696
2.50

632,173	62.9%
478,415	75.7%
61,631	9.7%
372,523	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.4
555,046	25.7%
1,602,710	74.3%
193,924	9.0%

844,721
2.52

545,031	64.5%
429,385	78.8%
51,781	9.5%
299,690	35.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
427,580	25.9%
1,222,909	74.1%
153,545	9.3%

661,046
2.46

431,858	65.3%
345,335	80.0%
42,626	9.9%
229,188	34.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
405,675	28.0%
1,045,093	72.0%
114,576	7.9%

547,464
2.61

374,786	68.5%
313,075	83.5%
32,957	8.8%
172,678	31.5%

2022 Housing Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	40,402	3.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	27,363	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	24,016	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	27,792	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	29,101	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	30,072	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	31,665	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	33,621	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	35,044	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	71,298	6.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	102,181	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	153,454	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	130,429	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	104,793	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	144,214	12.2%
$200,000 or more	194,571	16.5%

Median Household Income	97,874
Per Capita Income	52,498

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	117

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	33,391	2.8%
Public Assistance	26,756	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	89,893	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,217,512	79.3%
Unemployed	50,980	3.3%
In Armed Forces	3,763	0.2%

Total Labor Force	1,272,255	82.9%
Not in Labor Force	263,043	17.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	644,547	489,554	56.8%
Non-Profit	44,799	85,241	34.5%
Self-Employed	102,177	68,254	60.0%

Local Government	41,589	64,639	39.2%
State Government	23,588	29,337	44.6%
Federal Government	24,636	18,231	57.5%

Total Private + Self	746,724	557,808	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	134,612	197,448	40.5%
Total	881,336	755,256	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	12.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	358,557	21.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	330,174	20.1%
Professional, Technical	432,057	26.4%
Service Occupations	234,982	14.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4,428	0.3%
All others	283,869	17.3%

White Collar		68.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	200,351	12.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	196,991	12.0%
Retail trade	163,536	10.0%
Educational services	133,293	8.1%
Construction	128,675	7.8%
Manufacturing	110,353	6.7%
Accommodation and food services	104,973	6.4%
Finance and insurance	96,524	5.9%
Other services	77,338	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	77,113	4.7%
Public administration	70,378	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	67,879	4.1%
Information	54,061	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	42,176	2.6%
Wholesale trade	41,585	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	39,004	2.4%
Utilities	12,844	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11,740	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7,783	0.5%
Management	3,042	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	518,665	17.53%
Puerto Rican	19,578	0.66%
Cuban	6,670	0.23%
Dominican	3,060	0.10%

Total Central American	28,633	0.97%
Costa Rican	1,758	0.06%
Guatemalan	6,779	0.23%
Honduran	6,448	0.22%
Nicaraguan	1,311	0.04%
Panamanian	1,287	0.04%
Salvadoran	10,964	0.37%
Other Central American	86	0.00%

Total South American	25,432	0.86%
Argentinean	2,880	0.10%
Bolivian	414	0.01%
Chilean	2,354	0.08%
Colombian	6,753	0.23%
Ecuadorian	2,102	0.07%
Paraguayan	237	0.01%
Peruvian	5,686	0.19%
Uruguayan	210	0.01%
Venezuelan	4,485	0.15%
Other South American	311	0.01%

Other Hispanic	92,829	3.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	24,528	0.83%
Chinese	21,347	0.72%
Vietnamese	21,111	0.71%
Korean	14,255	0.48%
Filipino	10,529	0.36%
Japanese	6,206	0.21%
Hmong	3,042	0.10%
Burmese	2,159	0.07%
Thai	1,946	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,248,669	80.5%
Spanish	355,412	12.7%
Other Indo-European	33,699	1.2%
Other	29,211	1.0%
Other Asian	24,402	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	20,385	0.7%
Vietnamese	16,488	0.6%
Chinese	16,480	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	13,943	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	501,535	16.9%
English	325,900	11.0%
Irish	322,306	10.9%
Italian	150,270	5.1%
American	96,641	3.3%
European	78,014	2.6%
Polish	71,384	2.4%
French	68,585	2.3%
Scottish	64,957	2.2%
Swedish	59,897	2.0%
Norwegian	58,325	2.0%
Dutch	39,464	1.3%
Russian	30,982	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	27,244	0.9%
Welsh	22,225	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,774,465	93.8%
Not a citizen	184,921	6.2%

Native	2,605,522	88.0%
Foreign-born	353,864	12.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
72,893	3.5%	91,630	4.4%	391,818	18.9%	538,427	26.0%	616,405	29.7%	362,578	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	72,893	3.5%
9-12 Years	91,630	4.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	391,818	18.9%
Some College	538,427	26.0%
Bach. Degree	616,405	29.7%
Grad Degree	362,578	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,887,370	1,802,358	85,012	4.5%
1991	1,915,548	1,827,746	87,802	4.6%
1992	1,958,962	1,852,798	106,164	5.4%
1993	2,039,850	1,939,746	100,104	4.9%
1994	2,140,736	2,057,940	82,796	3.9%
1995	2,224,182	2,144,022	80,160	3.6%
1996	2,246,162	2,161,832	84,330	3.8%
1997	2,306,878	2,239,710	67,168	2.9%
1998	2,399,412	2,328,000	71,412	3.0%
1999	2,441,704	2,380,604	61,100	2.5%

2000	2,480,310	2,416,808	63,502	2.6%
2001	2,487,964	2,393,214	94,750	3.8%
2002	2,517,448	2,367,746	149,702	5.9%
2003	2,573,302	2,408,152	165,150	6.4%
2004	2,611,030	2,459,046	151,984	5.8%
2005	2,637,330	2,500,516	136,814	5.2%
2006	2,696,026	2,579,604	116,422	4.3%
2007	2,741,532	2,637,990	103,542	3.8%
2008	2,805,010	2,665,872	139,138	5.0%
2009	2,793,552	2,567,774	225,778	8.1%

2010	2,837,430	2,579,154	258,276	9.1%
2011	2,856,302	2,610,226	246,076	8.6%
2012	2,887,914	2,661,782	226,132	7.8%
2013	2,926,882	2,736,308	190,574	6.5%
2014	2,973,698	2,831,010	142,688	4.8%
2015	3,011,962	2,904,902	107,060	3.6%
2016	3,083,798	2,992,670	91,128	3.0%
2017	3,174,826	3,094,352	80,474	2.5%
2018	3,268,392	3,173,012	95,380	2.9%
2019	3,332,796	3,247,542	85,254	2.6%

2020	3,339,778	3,088,590	251,188	7.5%
2021	3,395,914	3,209,504	186,410	5.5%
2022	3,451,330	3,348,532	102,798	3.0%
2023	3,484,386	3,374,580	109,806	3.2%
2024	3,553,984	3,403,652	150,332	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,245,265
Median Value	$524,418

Occupied	1,180,016	94.8%
Vacant	65,249	5.2%

Owned	758,192	64.3%
Rented	421,824	35.7%
Median Rent	$1,710

Single-Family Units	826,135	66.3%
Detached	720,806	57.9%
Attached	105,329	8.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	348,989	28.0%
Mobile Homes	19,166	1.5%

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area